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标题: Fixed Income Pop Quiz - credit options [打印本页]

作者: LPoulin133    时间: 2011-7-11 15:20     标题: Fixed Income Pop Quiz - credit options

PM of ABC company is worried that Company D will be downgraded and Company E will trade off due to poor financials (spread will get worse). What credit options are apppropriate:

a. buy a binary call option on Company D and a credit spread put option on company E
b. buy a binary put option on Company D and a credit spread put option on company E
c. buy a binary put option on Company D and a credit spread call option on company E
作者: lcw77    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

C for sure
作者: liangfeng    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

SkipE99 Wrote:
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> I will take the physical challenge.


lol
作者: Zestt    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

I will take the physical challenge.
作者: pennyless    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

real tough question. We finally get a question posted but its a doosey
作者: ohai    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

Pardon me, why not B?
作者: bboo    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

Oal29 Wrote:
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> Pardon me, why not B?

Correct answer is "c".

A credit spread put option for E will be useful if you believe that the spreads will decline and not widen.
作者: liangfeng    时间: 2011-7-11 15:21

A credit spread call option has the spread as underlying. As the spread increases, so does the call value,




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